Willi Schaefer Graacher Himmelreich Trocken 2022

Willi Schaefer Graacher Himmelreich Trocken 2022
A rare dry Schaefer Riesling, ‘the only one’, Christoph tells me. Crystalline and focused. Brilliant stony aromatics mingle with hints of ginger and beeswax. The palate is finely etched, with petrichor and flinty, crushed-slate mineral flavours backed by lemon zest. There is a great intensity – it has fresh saline and is upright, yet it has an oak-influenced roundness of character. 94 Points -Decanter

Sourced predominantly in the Himmelreich and racked from the lees until March due to a slow fermentation of the dry and feinherb wines, the 2022 Graacher Riesling trocken opens with a clear, deep and flinty, still nicely reductive bouquet of ripe, aromatic and juicy yellow stone fruits. Bottled in late April, this is a round and elegant, mouth-filling, juicy and well-balanced Graacher with savory acidity and a stimulating, saline and citric finish. This is a gorgeous dry Riesling from Graach that didn't suffer any heatwaves like in 2018, 2019 or 2020, although it was an extraordinarily warm and dry vintage. 11.5% stated alcohol - 93 Points - Stephen Reinhardt, Robert Parker s Wine Advocate